S R 28 Road Reconstruction in Clinton County

S. R. 28 Road Reconstruction in Clinton County Thursday, September 26, 2019 6 p. m.

Welcome • Purpose of public hearing • Format • Visit our sign-in table • Informational handouts • Participate during public comment session • Submit written public comments • Project display area

S. R. 28 Road Reconstruction in Clinton County • INDOT Project Team • • INDOT Crawfordsville District Project Management Public Involvement Communications Design/Engineering Environmental Analysis Real Estate • Recognition of elected and local public officials • Sign-in at attendance table to be added to project mailing list • Public hearing notice published in Frankfort Times 9/11 and 9/18 • Mailed notification to known property owners within project area • Announcement of this meeting was posted to INDOT website. A media release was also issued • A copy of presentation and project documentation are available for review online via INDOT website

Project Stakeholders • • • Indiana Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration City of Frankfort Clinton County Elected & local officials Residents and citizens Commuters Businesses Emergency services Schools Churches Community organizations

How a Project Becomes a Project INDOT - Transportation agency for State of Indiana Six Districts – Central Office is located in Indianapolis Project Selection • • • Prioritize needs Call for Projects Program projects 4 Year project listing – Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Project listing can be amended based on needs Development / Pre-Construction • • • Requests for – Information, Qualifications, Proposals (RFI, RFQ, RFP) Consultant team selection Engineering Environmental Analysis Cultural Resource Evaluation Public Involvement / Community Outreach & Engagement Design (roadway, bridge) Utilities Coordination Real Estate Acquisition – appraising, buying, relocation Project Delivery / Construction • Project letting – contractor bidding process • Construction, Maintenance, Operations

Project Development Project Selection Early Coordination Purpose & Need Develop alternatives Preliminary design phase Environmental Analysis Design Environmental Additional public involvement PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT Project Decision Public Involvement: Public hearing during environmental analysis phase 2019 Communicate project decision late 2019 / early 2020 Real Estate Project Letting Construction

Environmental Consideration National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) • Requires INDOT to analyze and evaluate the impacts of a proposed project to the natural and socioeconomic environments • NEPA is a decision-making process • Purpose and Need • Develop & Screen Alternatives • Preferred Alternative – determine a course of action • Impacts are analyzed, evaluated and described in an environmental document • • What are the impacts this project might have on the community? How can impacts be avoided? Can impacts be minimized? Mitigation for impacts? • Draft environmental document(s) released for public involvement August 2019 • Available for review via public repositories and online

Types of items evaluated • • • Right-of-way Streams, Wetlands, and Other Waters Floodplains Endangered Species Farmland Cultural Resources (Historic/Archaeological) Parks and Recreational Lands (Trails) Air Quality Community Impacts Public Involvement

Environmental Analysis & Public Involvement • Notice of Entry for Survey • Letters were mailed to properties within general area adjacent to the public right-of-way • Section 106 of National Historic Preservation Act – 2018 thru 2019 • Take into account proposal’s impact to historic & archaeological properties • Public invited to participate • Consulting Parties Meeting scheduled 11/1/18 • INDOT, FHWA and design consultant attended • Invitations sent to identified local consulting parties, none attended the meeting • Public notice issued with 30 -day comment period • Frankfort Times on 2/20/19 • “Adverse Effect Finding” finding issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) • Draft environmental documents released for public involvement – August 2019 • Available for review via public repositories and online

Project Resources • INDOT Crawfordsville District Office 41 West 300 North, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 • http: //www. in. gov/indot/2701. htm • Planning, Project Development/Delivery, Construction, Maintenance for West Central Indiana • Frankfort Community Public Library 208 West Clinton Street, Frankfort, IN 46041 • Phone: (765) 654 -8746 • INDOT Office of Public Involvement 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N 642, Indianapolis, IN 46204 • Phone: (317) 232 -6601 • rclark@indot. in. gov Transportation Services Call Center Provides citizen and business customers with a single point-of-contact to request transportation services, obtain information, or provide feedback through multiple channels of communications. 855 -463 -6848 • INDOT 4 U. com • INDOT@indot. in. gov

S. R. 28 Road Reconstruction – Project Limits • Approximately from intersection of S. R. 28 and C. R. 200 West, proceeding east along S. R. 28 to Hoke Avenue • Project length is 2. 4 miles

S. R. 28 Road Reconstruction • Resurface S. R. 28 from C. R. 200 West to Blinn St. • Reconstruct S. R. 28 from Blinn Street eastward to Hoke Avenue • Add right turn lane from (WB) S. R. 28 to (NB) Jackson Street • Reconstruct storm-water system, the sidewalks on the south side of S. R. 28 and replacing the sidewalk on the north side of S. R. 28 with a shared used path

Purpose and Need • Purpose • Address deteriorated pavement condition • Improve safety within the corridor by adding turn lanes at Jackson and Clay intersections • Improve pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure with ADA compliant facilities • Emphasize ADA compliance due to proximity to downtown commercial district, city office building, Ivy Tech campus • Address condition of sidewalks • Bicycle accommodations do not exist along S. R. 28 • Need • Pavement condition is in need of repair / reconstruction • Concrete pavement installed in 1971 • Most recent asphalt overlay installed in 2015 • Curbs within the project limits are in poor condition • High number of vehicular accidents • S. R. 28 at Jackson Street • S. R. 28 at Clay Street

Alternatives Considered • Do Nothing/No Build • Perform routine maintenance only • Does not meet purpose and need • Alternative 1 • Replace the existing pavement with full depth pavement • Alternative 2 • Rubblize (reduce pavement into rubble)the existing concrete pavement from begin project to Doyal Street, full depth replace asphalt pavement east of Doyal Street. • Alternative 3 • Full depth patch, profile mill and place a functional overlay on the existing pavement from begin of project to Doyal Street. Full depth replace asphalt pavement east of Doyal Street • Alternative 4 (Preferred) • Mill & overlay to Blinn and replacement of existing pavement with full depth pavement east of Blinn

Preferred Alternative • Pavement replacement and/or overlay with intersection improvements and pedestrian improvements • Roadway Mill and overlay from C. R. 200 W to Blinn Street Full depth replacement from Blinn Street to Hoke Avenue Dedicated left turn lanes at Clay Street Right turn lane at west approach leg of S. R. 28 at Jackson Street Replace existing curbs and gutters, existing storm sewer system, extend storm sewer east on Walnut Street past pavement replacement to Hoke Avenue, extending north to an unnamed tributary • Bridge Deck overlay at Prairie Creek with repairs to curb and sidewalk on bridge • • • Sidewalk • 5 -foot wide concrete sidewalk will be reconstructed along the south side of S. R. 28 from Blinn Street to Hoke Avenue to replace the existing sidewalk that started at West St. • 8 -foot wide asphalt/concrete multi-use path will be constructed on the north side of S. R. 28 from C. R. 200 W to Hoke Ave. • Provide tree lawn between sidewalk/shared use path and curb – varying locations • Trees will be replaced in the Historic District east of Prairie Creek • New Rail crossing equipment

Existing Roadway • Failing Pavement • Poor Drainage • Curbs and Sidewalks in Disrepair

Typical Section • • 12 -ft wide travel lanes • 2 -way left turn lane from west end to Clay St. New Curb & gutter • Full depth pavement replacement east of Blinn 8 -ft wide multi-use path along the north side • Improved Drainage - new inlets and storm sewers 5 -ft wide sidewalk along the south side

Maintenance of Traffic • Maintain local access to all businesses and residences during construction by maintaining one lane of traffic in the westbound direction. • Traffic will be phased with construction west of Jackson Street in 2020 and construction east of Jackson Street in 2021. • While each of these sections is under construction the eastbound traffic will be detoured and the westbound will remain open to one lane of traffic.

Maintenance of Traffic – Detour 1

Maintenance of Traffic – Detour 2

Real Estate

Real Estate Acquisition Process • Uniform Act of 1970 • • All federal, state and local governments must comply Requires an offer for just compensation • Acquisition Process • Appraisals • Review Appraisals • Negotiations • Right-of-way (ROW) • Permanent • • • Permanent ROW is land, once purchased by INDOT from the legal land owner, becomes ROW owned by INDOT Approximately 0. 3 acre required for improvement Temporary • • • Temporary ROW is land required during the construction of a project and is used for the purposes of construction-related activity INDOT pays legal land owner a fee for land use during construction Approximately 0. 4 acre required for improvement

Project Schedule • Preliminary design, evaluate community and environmental impact 2019 • Public Hearing 2019 • Complete Environmental Analysis Phase 2019 • Real estate acquisition activities 2019 -2020 • Appraising • Negotiations/buying • Utilities relocations 2019 - 2020 • Construction 2020 - 2021

Submit Public Comments • Submit public comments using the options described in first page of information packet: • Public Comment Form • Via e-mail • Participate during public comment session following formal presentation • INDOT respectfully requests comments be submitted by Monday, October 14, 2019 • All comments submitted will become included in an official public hearings transcript and made part of the public record • Comments will be reviewed, evaluated and given full consideration during decision-making process

Next Steps • Public and project stakeholder input • Submit comments via options described on page 1 of information packet • INDOT review and evaluation • All comments given full consideration during decision-making process • Finalize/approve environmental document, complete project design • Communicate a decision • INDOT will notify project stakeholders of decision • Work through local media, social media outlets, paid legal notice • Make project documents accessible via repositories • Questions? Contact Public Involvement Team

Thank You • Please visit with INDOT project team following the presentation and public comment session • Project Open House • • Project maps, displays, INDOT project team and informal Q & A INDOT Crawfordsville District page http: //www. in. gov/indot/2701. htm